How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Fastest AI supercomputer aims to solve healthcare, security challenges

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex, Dubai - The fastest artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer in the world has been unveiled in the US, by UAE-based technology group G42. The new computer, Condor Galaxy, is based on 16 massive wafer semiconductors and will be used...

The role of governments in AI development

Kathy Gibson reports - As worldwide excitement about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reaches fever pitch, it's important for governments to focus on how the technology can be used to improve people's lives. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for...

Experian confirms data breach

Consumer, business and credit information services agency Experian South Africa has confirmed that it has suffered a security breach that has exposed customer records. The breach is thought to have exposed some personal information of as many as 24-million South...

Covid-19 dominates cybersecurity landscape

Threats related to the Covid-19 crisis defined the cybersecurity landscape in the second quarter of 2020, according to ESET's Q2 2020 Threat Report shows. "Our telemetry showed a continued influx of Covid-19 lures in Web and email attacks, as well as an increase in...

Move on digital transformation now or risk failing

Kathy Gibson reports - We need to get on to the digital transformation journey and move along it quickly to take advantage of the opportunities. This is the word from Mark Walker, associate vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa at IDC, who reiterates how Covid-19 has...

Millennials think they’re too boring to be hacked

Online security tops the charts as the most important factor for millennials looking to find their "digital comfort zones" at home, despite the fact that over a third of them globally (37%) think they're boring to be the victim of cybercrime, a new study by Kaspersky...

Positive signs for businesswomen in Africa

While key areas such as advancing and retaining female employees have shown some progress over the past few years, there is more work to be done in other areas such as equal access to leadership roles. This is according to Mercer's When Women Thrive 2020, Sub-Saharan...

Delving into the draft Films and Publications Amendment Regulations

Draft regulations to the Films and Publications Amendment Act, which lay down the conditions for acquiring permits to self-classify content, were recently published. Webber Wentzel partner Carla Collett and candidate attorney Jodi Hardy took a deeper look at them....

ITU looking for innovative SMEs

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened applications for the ITU Digital World SME Virtual Awards 2020, which will take place online for the first time. The awards will help innovative SMEs hone pitching skills, showcase solutions, make key...

Embrace the future with digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports - The future is not what it used to be. Change is all around us, and organisations need to ensure they digitalise their businesses or they will almost certainly get left behind by unfolding events. Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, explains...

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Full Stack Developer at Ambledown – Gauteng Bryanston

Our client is looking for a talented, senior Full Stack Developer. You will work on a variety of projects, including web and mobile applications. As a Full Stack Developer, the you will be responsible for both front-end and back-end development, database management,...

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